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24 Feb 1304
Muhammad ibn Battutah Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)
24 Feb 1463
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian scholarplatonist
24 Feb 1501
Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius] German writer (Suzanna)
24 Feb 1536
Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini] Fano Italy Pope (1592-1605)
24 Feb 1545
Don John of Austria Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
24 Feb 1771
Johann Baptist Cramer GermanBritish pianistcomposerpublisher
24 Feb 1774
Prince Adolphus 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
24 Feb 1786
Martin W. Bates. U.S. Senator from Delaware (d. 1869)
24 Feb 1809
Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel governorviceroy (Elzas-Lutherian)
24 Feb 1547
Jan of Austria Spanish military manland guardian of the Netherland
24 Feb 1557
Matthias Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) born in Vienna Austria
24 Feb 1595
Matthias C Sarbiewski [Sarbievius] Polish jesuitpoet
24 Feb 1622
Johannes Clauberg German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
24 Feb 1684
Catherine I Empress of Russia 1725-27 Dorpat Estonia
24 Feb 1693
James Quin British actor (Covent Garden Theatre) born in London England (d. 1766)
24 Feb 1697
Bernard S Albinus [Weiss] German surgeonanatomist
24 Feb 1704
Hubert Renotte Flemish composer and organist born in Lige (d. 1745)
24 Feb 1709
Jacques de Vaucanson French inventor (d. 1782)
24 Feb 1721
John McKinly Ulster Ireland American physician
24 Feb 1723
John Burgoyne British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War) born in Sutton England (d. 1792)
24 Feb 1766
Samuel Wesley composerorganist (Exultate Deo) born in Bristol England
24 Feb 1811
Daniel A Payne Bishopreformereducator of AME Church
24 Feb 1811
Edward Dickinson Baker American politician and Major General (Union Army) born in London England (d. 1861)
24 Feb 1824
John Crawford Vaughn Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1875)
24 Feb 1827
Charles Davis Jameson American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Gorham Maine (d. 1862)
24 Feb 1831
Georg Leo earl von Caprivi German chancellorpremier of Prussia
24 Feb 1833
Eduard earl von Taaffe Austrian premier (1868..93)
24 Feb 1837
Rosala de Castro Santiago de Compostela Galician writer and poet (Sculos Escuros) (d. 1885)
24 Feb 1838
Thomas Benton Smith Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1923)
24 Feb 1846
Luigi Denza Italian composer (Funicul Funicul) born in Castellammare di Stabia (d. 1922)
24 Feb 1848
C Grant B Allen Canadian writer (Woman Who Did)
24 Feb 1848
Johanna Barbiers Dutch actress (Voddenraper of Paris) born in Zaandam The Netherlands (d. 1927)
24 Feb 1848
Andrew Inglis Clark Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
24 Feb 1852
George A Moore Irish painternovelist (Esther Waters)
24 Feb 1860
Daniel Berkeley Updike printerpublisherwriter (Printing Types)
24 Feb 1866
Arthur Pearson Wookey Somerset England newspaper proprietor
24 Feb 1866
Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Russian physicist (d. 1912)
24 Feb 1872
John Jarvis England swimmer (won 108 titles)
24 Feb 1876
Victor Moore Hammonton NJ comedian (Ziegfeld Follies 7 Year Itch)
24 Feb 1877
Rudolph Ganz Swiss-born American composer born in Zurich (d. 1972)
24 Feb 1885
Bert Lytell American actor (One Mans Family) born in NYC New York (d. 1954)
24 Feb 1885
Joseph Sprinzak Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59)
24 Feb 1885
Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski Polish novelistsatirist (Black Wings)
24 Feb 1885
Stanisaw Ignacy Witkiewicz Polish writer and painter (d. 1939)
24 Feb 1887
Mary Ellen Chase US linguisticauthor (White Gate)
24 Feb 1890
Marjorie Main [Tomlinson] American actress (Another Thin Man) born in Acton Indiana (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1896
Richard Thorpe American director (Jailhouse Rock) born in Hutchinson Kansas (d. 1991)
24 Feb 1899
Jacob Presser Dutch historianwriter (Down-fall)
24 Feb 1905
Eric Boyland English biochemist (Cancer research) born in Manchester (d. 2002)
24 Feb 1906
Alexis Curvers Belgian author (Tempo di Roma Bourg-le-Rond)
24 Feb 1909
August William Derleth Sauk City Wisc writer (Judge Peck Mysteries)
24 Feb 1909
Max Black DutchBritishUS philosopher (analytical philosophy)
24 Feb 1910
Arthur Hazlerigg British peer and cricketer (d. 2002)
24 Feb 1914
Zachary Scott American actor (Spotlight Playhouse Mildred Pierce) born in Austin Texas (d. 1965)
24 Feb 1914
Ralph Erskine British architect (Byker Wall) (d. 2005)
24 Feb 1917
William Fairbank physicist (superconductivity) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
24 Feb 1921
Abe Vigoda American actor (Barney Miller The Godfather) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1921
Douglass Watson American actor (Satan Murders Another World) born in Jackson Georgia (d. 1989)
24 Feb 1921
Ingvar Lidholm Swedish composer (Toccata e Canto) born in Jnkping Sweden (d. 2017)
24 Feb 1922
Kanwar Rai Singh cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
24 Feb 1922
Steven Hill American actor (Mission Impossible Law & Order) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1924
Lionel Dakers British cathedral organist (Royal School of Church Music) born in Rochester Kent (d. 2003)
24 Feb 1926
Jean Alexander English actress (Hilda Ogden on Coronation Street) born in Liverpool (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1927
Emmanuelle Riva French actress (Hiroshima Mon Amour) born in Alsace-Lorraine (d. 2017)
24 Feb 1928
Al Lettieri American actor (Deadly Kiss Pulp Mr Majestyk Getaway) born in NYC New York (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1928
Michael Harrington socialistauthor (Fragments of Century) born in St. Louis Missouri
24 Feb 1929
David Houston Major-GeneralLord Lieutenant of Sutherland
24 Feb 1929
Richard B Shull American character actor (Diana Holmes & Yoyo) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1999)
24 Feb 1930
Barbara Lawrence American model actress and real estate agent (Oklahoma A Letter to Three Wives) born in Carnegie Oklahoma (d. 2013)
24 Feb 1931
Brian Close cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976) born in Rawden West Riding (d. 2015)
24 Feb 1931
Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun teacher RinzaiSoto lines of Zen Buddhism
24 Feb 1931
Marta Marzotto Italian countess and designer born in Reggio Emilia (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1931
Dominic Chianese American actor singer and musician (The Sopranos The Godfather Part II) born in The Bronx New York
24 Feb 1932
Everard Goodman English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
24 Feb 1932
John Vernon [Adolphus Agopsowicz] Canadian actor (Animal House Chained Heat Dirty Harry) born in Zehner Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
24 Feb 1932
Michel Legrand French composer and jazz musician (Summer of 42 Windmills of Your Mind) born in Paris France (d. 2019)
24 Feb 1934
Bettino Craxi Italys 1st socialist premier (1983-87)
24 Feb 1934
Flemming Nielsen Danish soccer player (Olympic silver 1960)
24 Feb 1934
Frank Chapot American equestrian (Olympic silver 1960 1972) born in Camden New Jersey (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1934
Renata Scotto soprano and opera director (Violetta-La Traviata) born in Savona Italy
24 Feb 1934
Bingu wa Mutharika Thyolo Nyasaland (Malawi) Malawi President (2004-2012) (d. 2012)
24 Feb 1938
James Farentino actor (The Final Countdown) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
24 Feb 1938
Kathleen Richardson president (Methodist Conference)
24 Feb 1939
George Bain principal (London Business School)
24 Feb 1940
Jimmy Ellis WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2014)
24 Feb 1940
Theo Bosch Dutch humanistarchitect (Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam)
24 Feb 1940
Denis Law Scottish footballer (Manchester United Manchester City) born in Aberdeen Scotland
24 Feb 1942
David K Williamson Australian screenplayplaywright (Removalists)
24 Feb 1942
Paul Jones English singer (Mighty Quinn-Manfred Mann) and radio presenter (The Blues Show) born in Portsmouth England
24 Feb 1944
Barry Bostwick American actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show Megaforce) born in San Mateo California
24 Feb 1944
Nicky Hopkins rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday Quicksilver)
24 Feb 1944
Sheila Larkin American actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Feb 1946
Anthony Mayer chief executive (Housing Corporation)
24 Feb 1946
Michael Radford director (1984 White Mischief)
24 Feb 1947
Edward James Olmos Cal actor (Miami Vice Stand & Deliver Triumph)
24 Feb 1947
Lonnie Turner bassistvocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
24 Feb 1948
Dennis Minder Waterman actor (Fair Exchange) born in London England
24 Feb 1948
Jayaram Jayalalitha Indian actress and politician chief minister of Tamil Nadu born in Mysore State (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1948
Neil Hubbard British guitarist (Juicy Lucy Jesus Christ Superstar)
24 Feb 1949
John Lever cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81)
24 Feb 1951
Derek Randall cricketer (England batsman & animated cover fieldsman)
24 Feb 1951
Helen Shaver Ontario Canada actress (WIOU Praise of Older Women)
24 Feb 1952
Tom Burleson USA basketball (Olympic silver 1972) tallest Olympian-74
24 Feb 1955
Alain Prost Formula One racing driver (Championships 85 86 89 93)
24 Feb 1956
Paula Zahn Napperville Ill news anchor (ABC CBS This Morning)
24 Feb 1958
Sammy Kershaw Kaplan LA country vocalist (Cadillac Style)
24 Feb 1958
Susan Scannell actress (Nicole-Dynasty) born in Lexington Massachusetts
24 Feb 1959
Beth Broderick Falmouth KY actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina)
24 Feb 1959
Michael Roy Whitney cricket (great NSW & Aussie lefty quick 1981-92)
24 Feb 1961
Janice Gibson LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
24 Feb 1961
Persijn Dakota Joling Dutch rock guitaristsinger (Pilgrims-Red)
24 Feb 1963
Matias Carrillo Mexican-American baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
24 Feb 1964
Andy Crane British childrens television presenter
24 Feb 1965
Jane Swift former acting Governor of Massachusetts
24 Feb 1966
Billy Zane actor (Titanic Dead Calm) born in Chicago Illinois
24 Feb 1966
Rene Arocha Cubans-American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
24 Feb 1619
Charles Le Brun French classical painter who helped establish the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture born in Paris (d. 1690)
24 Feb 1860
Daniel Berkeley Updike American printer publisher and writer (Printing Types) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1941)
24 Feb 1909
August Derleth American writer (Judge Peck Mysteries) and editor born in Sauk City Wisconsin (d. 1971)
24 Feb 1909
Max Black DutchBritishAmerican philosopher (analytical philosophy)
24 Feb 1909
Riccardo Freda Italian film director and screenwriter (Theodora Slave Empress) born in Alexandria Egypt (d. 1999)
24 Feb 1915
Jim Ferrier Australian golfer (PGA Cship 1947) born in Sydney NSW (d. 1986)
24 Feb 1919
Henry Kitchener British peer 3rd and last Earl of Khartoum (d. 2011)
24 Feb 1921
Ludvik Aschkenazy Czech writer (Brutus) (d. 1986)
24 Feb 1921
Gaston Reiff Belgian athlete (Olympic gold 1948) born in Braine-lAlleud Belgium (d. 1992)
24 Feb 1922
Richard Hamilton English early pop art painter born in London England (d. 2011)
24 Feb 1932
Andrew Jacobs Jr American politician (Rep-D-IN 1965-73 75-97) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2013)
24 Feb 1947
Edward James Olmos American actor (Miami Vice Stand & Deliver Triumph) born in Los Angeles California
24 Feb 1954
Plastic Bertrand [Roger Franois Jouret] Belgian singer (a plane pour moi) born in Brussels Belgium
24 Feb 1955
Alain Prost French Formula One racing driver (Championships 85 86 89 93) born in Lorette France
24 Feb 1955
Bob Abrams American rocker (Buckinghams) born in Ohio
24 Feb 1962
Kelly Craft American diplomat US ambassador to the UN (2019-) born in Lexington Kentucky
24 Feb 1963
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Indian Bollywood director (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Devdas) born in Mumbai India
24 Feb 1970
Jonathan Ward actor (Doug-Charles in Charge Beans Baxter) born in Baltimore Maryland
24 Feb 1970
Wilson Alvarez Maracaibo Venezuela pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
24 Feb 1536
Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini] Fano Italy Pope (1592-1605)
24 Feb 1595
Matthias C Sarbiewski [Sarbievius] Polish jesuitpoet
24 Feb 1697
Bernard S Albinus [Weiss] German surgeonanatomist
24 Feb 1766
Samuel Wesley British organist and composer referred to as The English Mozart (Exultate Deo) born in Bristol England
24 Feb 1809
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Prussian Generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War born in Dresden Saxony (d. 1885)
24 Feb 1934
Shuko Mizuno Japanese composer (Symphonic Metamorphoses) born in Tokushima Japan
24 Feb 1940
Nicolae Martinescu Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972) born in Viani Romania (d. 2013)
24 Feb 1940
John Lyall English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89 FA Cup 1980) born in Ilford England (d. 2006)
24 Feb 1944
Nicky Hopkins British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75) The Who - Getting In Tune The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon Beatles - Revolution Quicksilver Messenger Service) born in Perivale Middlesex (d. 1994)
24 Feb 1949
Manuel De Sica Italian composer chiefly of film scores born in Rome (d. 2014)
24 Feb 1952
Fred Dean American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl 197981 83 First-team All-Pro 1980 81 Super Bowl 1981 84 SD Chargers SF 49ers) born in Arcadia Louisiana (d. 2020)
24 Feb 1956
Paula Zahn American journalist and news anchor (ABC CBS This Morning Fox CNN PBS) born in Omaha Nebraska
24 Feb 1956
Judith Butler American philosopher and gender theorist born in Cleveland Ohio
24 Feb 1966
Ben Miller English comedian and actor (Armstrong and Miller) born in London England
24 Feb 1836
Winslow Homer American painter (Gulfstream) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1910)
24 Feb 1842
Arrigo Boito Itlaian opera composer (Mefistofele) and librettist (Verdis Falstaff mention Ponchiellis La Gioconda) born in Padua Italy (d. 1918)
24 Feb 1858
Arnold Dolmetsch French-Bohemian musician instrument builder and promoter of early music born in LeMans France (d. 1940)
24 Feb 1866
Hubert Van Innis Belgian archer (6 x Olympic gold 3 x silver 1900 20) born in Elewijt Belgium (d. 1961)
24 Feb 1872
John Arthur Jarvis English swimmer (Olympic gold 1000m 4000m water polo 1900) born in Leicester England (d. 1933)
24 Feb 1876
Victor Moore American comedian (Ziegfeld Follies 7 Year Itch) born in Hammonton New Jersey
24 Feb 1877
Rudolph Ganz Swiss-American pianist conductor (St. Louis Symphony 1921-27) composer and educator (Chicago Musical College 1928-54) born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 1972)
24 Feb 1890
Marjorie Main [Mary Tomlinson] American vaudeville and screen actress (The Egg and I Ma and Pa Kettle films) born near Acton Indiana (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1905
Guillaume Landr Dutch composer born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1968)
24 Feb 1910
Clyde Hart American swing and bebop jazz piano player and arranger (Stuff Smith Lionel Hampton Roy Eldridge) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1945)
24 Feb 1922
Kanwar Rai Singh Indian cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
24 Feb 1932
Jay Sandrich American Emmy Award-winning television director (The Mary Tyler Moore Show Soap The Cosby Show) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2021)
24 Feb 1933
David Fathead Newman American jazz saxophonist (Ray Charles - The Right Time) born in Corsicana Texas (d. 2009)
24 Feb 1934
Renata Scotto Italian soprano and opera director (La Traviata - Violetta) born in Savona Italy
24 Feb 1936
Jess Conrad [Gerald James] British stage and screen actor and pop singer born in Brixton South London England
24 Feb 1940
Pete Duel [Deuel] American stage and screen actor (Gidget Love on a Rooftop Alias Smith and Jones) born in Rochester New York (d. 1971)
24 Feb 1942
Paul Jones English rock singer (Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy) and radio presenter (The Blues Show) born in Portsmouth England
24 Feb 1944
Nicky Hopkins British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75) The Who - Getting In Tune The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon Beatles - Revolution John Lennon - Jealous Guy Quicksilver Messenger Service) born in Perivale Middlesex (d. 1994)
24 Feb 1946
Ji Blohlvek Czech conductor (Czech Philharmonic 1990-92 & 2012-17 Prague Philharmonia 1993-2005 BBC Symphony 2006-12) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
24 Feb 1947
Lonnie Turner American rock and blues bassist (Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle) born in Berkeley California (d. 2013)
24 Feb 1948
Dennis Waterman English actor (Fair Exchange Minder The Sweeney) born in London
24 Feb 1948
Peter Mond 4th Baron Melchett English jurist and Labour politician who was Minister of State for Northern Ireland (1976-79) born in London (d. 2018) [1]
24 Feb 1948
Walter Smith Scottish football manager (Rangers Everton Scotland 2004-07) born in Lanark Scotland (d. 2021)
24 Feb 1948
Tim Staffell English rock musician (Smile) born in London
24 Feb 1953
Derek St. Holmes American musician rock guitarist and singer (Ted Nugent band 1975-78 2011-14) born in Riverview Michigan
24 Feb 1958
Sammy Kershaw American country vocalist (Cadillac Style) born in Kaplan Louisiana
24 Feb 1304
Ibn Battuta Berber writer and the greatest Muslim traveller who went further than Marco Polo (Rilah) born in Tangier Morocco (d. 368 or 377)
24 Feb 1463
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian scholar and Renaissance philosopher (Oration on the Dignity of Man) born near Modena (d. 1494)
24 Feb 1501
Sixt Birck [Xystus Betulius] German writer and humanist (Suzanna) born in Augsburg (d. 1554)
24 Feb 1536
Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini] Italian Pope (1592-1605) born in Fano Italy (d. 1605)
24 Feb 1547
John of Austria Spanish military leader (Battle of Lepanto) and governor of the Netherlands born in of Regensburg Upper Palatinate (now Germany) (d. 1578)
24 Feb 1557
Matthias Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1619)
24 Feb 1595
Matthias C. Sarbiewski [Sarbievius] Polish Jesuit and poet (d. 1640)
24 Feb 1697
Bernard Siegfried Albinus [Weiss] German surgeon and anatomist (1st to link vascular system with the fetus) born in Frankfurt (d. 1770)
24 Feb 1717
Bernhard Hupfeld German composer born in Kassel (d. 1796)
24 Feb 1721
John McKinly American physician. politician and 1st President of Delaware (1777) born in Ulster Ireland (d. 1796)
24 Feb 1766
Samuel Wesley British organist and composer referred to as The English Mozart (Exultate Deo) born in Bristol England (d. 1837)
24 Feb 1771
Johann Baptist Cramer German-British pianist composer and music publisher born in Mannheim (d. 1858)
24 Feb 1797
Samuel Lover Irish composer novelist and painter born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1868)
24 Feb 1811
Daniel Payne American bishop reformer and educator (African Methodist Episcopal Church) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1893)
24 Feb 1811
Edward Dickinson Baker British-American attorney politician (US Senator from Oregon 1860-61 US Representative from Illinois 1845-47 1849-51) and Union Army officer born in London England (d. 1861)
24 Feb 1831
Leo von Caprivi German politician (Chancellor of Germany 1890-94) born in Charlottenburg Prussia (d. 1899)
24 Feb 1833
Eduard Taaffe Austrian politician (Minister-President of Austria 1868-70 79-93) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1895)
24 Feb 1842
Arrigo Boito Itlaian opera composer (Mefistofele) and librettist (Verdis Falstaff Ponchiellis La Gioconda) born in Padua Italy (d. 1918)
24 Feb 1848
Grant Allen Canadian writer (Woman Who Did) born in Alwington Ontario (d. 1899)
24 Feb 1852
George Moore Irish painter and novelist (Esther Waters) born in Moore Hall County Mayo Ireland (d. 1933)
24 Feb 1854
Franz Courtens Belgian landscape painter (Golden Rain) (d. 1943)
24 Feb 1866
Arthur Pearson English newspaper proprietor (Daily Express) born in Wookey Somerset England (d. 1921)
24 Feb 1876
Victor Moore American comedian (Ziegfeld Follies 7 Year Itch) born in Hammonton New Jersey (d. 1962)
24 Feb 1879
Herman Teirlinck Belgian writer (Sun) born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Belgium (d. 1967)
24 Feb 1885
Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski Polish novelist and satirist (Black Wings) born in Rzeszw Galicia (d. 1944)
24 Feb 1885
Yosef Sprinzak Israeli politician first Speaker of the Knesset (1949-59) and leading Zionist born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1959)
24 Feb 1887
Mary Ellen Chase American educator and author (Windswept 1959 Sarah Hale Award) born in Blue Hill Maine (d. 1973)
24 Feb 1890
Antonio Massana Spanish composer (Canig) and Jesuit priest born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1966)
24 Feb 1890
Marjorie Main [Mary Tomlinson] American vaudeville and screen actress (The Egg and I Ma and Pa Kettle films Another Thin Man) born near Acton Indiana (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1898
Kurt Tank German aircraft designer (WWII Luftwaffe planes) born in Bromberg Germany (d. 1983)
24 Feb 1899
Jacob Presser Dutch historian and writer (Ashes in the Wind) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1970)
24 Feb 1906
Alexis Curvers Belgian author (Tempo di Roma Bourg-le-Rond) (d. 1992)
24 Feb 1909
Jean Marin French broadcaster (one of the voices of free France WWII) born in Douarnenez France (d. 1995)
24 Feb 1909
Max Black Azerbaijan-born British-American philosopher (analytical philosophy) born in Baku Russian Empire (d. 1988)
24 Feb 1909
Michael Lindsay British-Australian scholar (aided communists against Japanese occupation in China) born in London England (d. 1994)
24 Feb 1912
Jlius Kowalski Slovak composer born in Ostrava Austrian Silesia (now Czech Republic) (d. 2003)
24 Feb 1913
Richard M. Goodwin American mathematician and economist (The Dynamics of A Capitalist Economy) born in New Castle Indiana (d. 1996)
24 Feb 1914
David Langdon English newspaper and magazine cartoonist (Sunday Mirror) born in London England (d. 2011) [1]
24 Feb 1914
Ralph Erskine British architect (Byker Wall Shopping the first enclosed shopping mall - Lule Sweden) born in Mill Hill Middlesex England (d. 2005)
24 Feb 1917
William Fairbank American physicist (superconductivity) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 1989)
24 Feb 1921
Abe Vigoda American actor (Barney Miller - Fish The Godfather) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1928
Al Lettieri American actor (The Godfather Pulp Mr Majestyk Getaway) born in NYC New York (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1938
James Farentino American actor (The Final Countdown Dynasty Mary) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
24 Feb 1938
Kathleen Richardson (ne Fountain) British clergywoman (President of Methodist Conference of Great Britain 1992-93) born in Chesterfield England
24 Feb 1938
Louie Ramirez American salsa and Latin jazz vibraphonist bandleader composer and record producer born in New York City (d. 1993)
24 Feb 1938
Phil Knight American sportswear manufacturer (Nike) born in Portland Oregon
24 Feb 1943
Pablo Milans Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda Yo Me Quedo) born in Bayamo Cuba (d. 2022) [1]
24 Feb 1947
Rupert Holmes [David Goldstein] British pop songwriter (Escape (The Pia Colada Song) Him) and Tony Award-winning composer (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) born in Northwich England
24 Feb 1948
Neil Hubbard British guitarist (Juicy Lucy Jesus Christ Superstar)
24 Feb 1949
John Lever English cricket fast bowler (21 Tests 73 wickets BB 746 Essex CCC Natal) born in London England
24 Feb 1950
Howard Griffiths British conductor (Zurich Chamber Orchestra 1996-2006 Brandenburg State Orchestra 2007-2019) born in Hastings England
24 Feb 1951
Debra Jo Rupp American stage and screen actress (That 70s Show - Kitty Becoming Dr. Ruth) born in Glendale California
24 Feb 1958
Chris Buck American animator and film director (Tarzan Surfs Up Frozen) born in Wichita Kansas
24 Feb 1959
Michael Whitney Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests 39 wickets BB 727 38 ODIs 46 wickets NSWCA Gloucestershire CCC) born in Sydney Australia
24 Feb 1961
Persijn Dakota Joling Dutch rock guitarist singer and mandolin player (The Pilgrims - Angels Falling) born in Netherlands
24 Feb 1962
Michelle Shocked [Johnston] American Grammy Award-winning contemporary folk singer-songwriter (Anchorage 33 RPM Soul) born in Dallas Texas
24 Feb 1964
Todd Field American actor and film director (Tr) born in Pomona California
24 Feb 1536
Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini] Italian Pope (1592-1605) born in Fano Duchy of Urbino (now Italy) (d. 1605)
24 Feb 1771
Johann Baptist Cramer German-British pianist composer and music publisher born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1858)
24 Feb 1809
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Prussian Generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1885)
24 Feb 1885
Bert Lytell American actor (One Mans Family) born in New York City (d. 1954)
24 Feb 1911
Konrad Lechner German cellist composer and conductor born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1989)
24 Feb 1917
Myra Taylor (ne Render) American jazz singer (Spider and the Fly Wild Women of Kansas City) songwriter and actress born in Bonner Springs Kansas (d. 2011)
24 Feb 1920
(Edwin) Eddie Chamblee American jazz and R&B saxophonist bandleader and occasional vocalist born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1999)
24 Feb 1920
Frank Rogers English newspaper executive (IPC NPA Telegraph) born in Cheshire England (d. 2005)
24 Feb 1921
Abe Vigoda American actor (Barney Miller - Fish The Godfather) born in New York City (d. 2016)
24 Feb 1921
Gaston Reiff Belgian athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1948) born in Braine-lAlleud Belgium (d. 1992)
24 Feb 1922
Kanwar Rai Singh Indian cricket batsman (1 Test Services Southern Punjab) born in Darkati India (d. 1993)
24 Feb 1923
David Soyer American classical cellist (Guarneri Quartet 1964-2002) and educator (Curtis Institute) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
24 Feb 1928
Al Lettieri American actor (The Godfather Pulp Mr Majestyk Getaway) born in New York City (d. 1975)
24 Feb 1934
Flemming Nielsen Danish soccer midfielder (26 caps Olympic silver 1960 Atalanta Morton FC) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2018)
24 Feb 1934
Renata Scotto Italian soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1965-87 La Traviata - Violetta) and opera director born in Savona Kingdom of Italy (d. 2023) [1]
24 Feb 1940
Jimmy Ellis American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1968-70) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2014)
24 Feb 1941
Joanie Sommers [Drost] American pop and jazz singer (Johnny Get Angry). and actress born in Buffalo New York
24 Feb 1946
Sergio Bobo Gori Italian soccer midfielder forward (3 caps Vicenza Cagliari 166 games Juventus) born in Milan Italy (d. 2023)
24 Feb 1948
Dennis Waterman English stage and screen actor (Fair Exchange Minder The Sweeney) and singer born in Clapham London England (d. 2022)
24 Feb 1948
Neil Hubbard British session and touring guitarist (Juicy Lucy Jesus Christ Superstar Bryan Ferry Bluesology) born in Peterborough Cambridgeshire England
24 Feb 1951
Derek Randall English cricket batsman (47 Tests 7 x 100 HS 174 Nottinghamshire CCC Suffolk CCC) born in Retford England
24 Feb 1956
Paula Zahn American journalist and news anchor (ABC CBS This Morning Fox CNN PBS) born in Omaha Nebraska
24 Feb 1958
Doug Wabeke American collegiate HOF baseball coach and educator born in Zeeland Michigan (d. 2023)
24 Feb 1103
Toba 74th Emperor of Japan (1107-23) born in Japan (d. 1156)
24 Feb 1597
Vincent Voiture French poet LAmour dUranie avec Philis) and writer known for his witty letters born in Amiens France (d. 1648)
24 Feb 1774
Adolphus Frederick British prince and field marshal 1st Duke of Cambridge 7th son of George III born in London (d. 1850)
24 Feb 1786
Martin W. Bates American politician and Senator from Delaware (1857-59) born in Salisbury Connecticut (d. 1869)
24 Feb 1848
Andrew Inglis Clark Australian politician co-author of the Australian constitution born in Hobart Australia (d. 1907)
24 Feb 1866
Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Russian physicist and educator born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1912)
24 Feb 1877
Ettie Rout New Zealand writer and activist against venereal disease in WWI born in Launceston Tasmania (d. 1936) [1]
24 Feb 1906
Alexis Curvers Belgian author (Tempo di Roma Bourg-le-Rond) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1992)
24 Feb 1927
David Mouro-Ferreira Portuguese poet (Cancioneiro de Natal) and film maker born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1996)
24 Feb 1928
Michael Harrington American author (Fragments of Century The Other America) radio commentator and political activist (Founder of the Democratic Socialists of America) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1989)
24 Feb 1929
David Houston British army Major-General and Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland (1992-2005) born in London (d. 2014) [1]
24 Feb 1931
Hakuy Taizan Maezumi Japanese teacher 9RinzaiSoto lines of Zen Buddhism) born in Otawara Japan (d. 1995)
24 Feb 1931
Inge Bernstein (ne Schwartz) British judge born in Vienna Austria (d. 2022)
24 Feb 1931
Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 13) born in Borovichi Russia (d. 2010)
24 Feb 1932
Everard Goodman English real estate developer (Tops Estates) born in Yorkshire England (d. 2011)
24 Feb 1933
Judah Folkman American pediatric surgeon and cancer researcher (angiogenesis) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2008)
24 Feb 1934
Bettino Craxi Italian socialist politician (Prime Minister 1983-87) born in Milan Kingdom of Italy (d. 2000)
24 Feb 1934
Bingu wa Mutharika Malawi President (2004-2012) born in Thyolo Nyasaland (d. 2012)
24 Feb 1934
Murray Costello Canadian ice hockey executive (oversaw foundation Canadian womens team and IIHF Womens World Cship 1990) born in South Porcupine Ontario (d. 2024)
24 Feb 1939
George Bain Canadian-British academic principal Head of the London Business School born in Winnipeg Manitoba
24 Feb 1940
Denis Law Scottish soccer striker (55 caps Manchester United 309 games Ballon dOr 1964 World Soccer World XI 1964) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2025)
24 Feb 1940
Theo Bosch Dutch architect (Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam) born in Amsterdam (d. 1994)
24 Feb 1942
David Williamson Australian playwright and screenwriter (The Removalists) born in Melbourne Austraia
24 Feb 1942
Stuart Henry Scottish disc jockey with Radio 1 and Top of the Pops born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1995)
24 Feb 1943
Hristo Prodanov Bulgarian mountaineer 13th person and 1st Bulgarian to climb Mt Everest who died on his descent born in Bulgaria (d. 1984)
24 Feb 1943
Terry Semel American business executive (CEO of Yahoo) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Feb 1946
Grigory Margulis Russian mathematician Fields Medal (1978) for work on the theory of Lie groups born in Moscow Russia
24 Feb 1946
John Stapleton English television presenter (Watchdog) born in Oldham Lancastershire
24 Feb 1946
Michael Radford British director (White Mischief Il Postino The Postman) born in New Delhi India
24 Feb 1951
Helen Shaver Canadian actress (WIOU Praise of Older Women) born in Ontario Canada
24 Feb 1959
Beth Broderick American actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina the Teenage Witch born in Falmouth Kentucky
24 Feb 1961
Persijn Dakota Joling Dutch rock guitarist singer and mandolin player (The Pilgrims - Angels Falling) born in the Netherlands
24 Feb 1962
Outi Menp Finnish actress (Musta j) born in Helsinki Finland
24 Feb 1963
Tony Lopez American boxer (IBF super featherweight champion 1988-89 90-91 WBA lightweight champion 1992-93) born in Sacramento California
24 Feb 1965
Jane Swift American politician Governor of Massachusetts (2001-2003) youngest female American Governor at 36 born in North Adams Massachusetts
24 Feb 1595
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski Polish poet considered Europes most prominent Latin poet born in Sarbiewo Masovian Viovodeship (d. 1640)
24 Feb 1622
Johannes Clauberg German theologian and philosopher born in Solingen Germany (d. 1665)
24 Feb 1684
Matthias Braun Austrian sculptor and carver born in Sautens Austria (d. 1738)
24 Feb 1704
Hubert Renotte Flemish composer and organist born in Lige Prince-Bishopric of Lige Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
24 Feb 1709
Jacques de Vaucanson French inventor of the automaton (Flute Player) born in Grenoble France (d. 1782) [1]
24 Feb 1717
Bernhard Hupfeld German composer born in Kassel Hessian Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1796)
24 Feb 1824
John C. Vaughn American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Monroe County Tennessee (d. 1875)
24 Feb 1837
Rosala de Castro Galician-Spanish poet and novelist considered one of the most important figures of 19th-century Spanish literature (Sculos Escuros) born in Santiago de Compostela Spain (d. 1885)
24 Feb 1838
Thomas Benton Smith American Brigadier General during the Civil War (Confederate Army) born in Mechanicsville Tennessee (d. 1923)
24 Feb 1854
Franz Courtens Belgian landscape painter (Sunny Lane Autumn) born in Dendermonde Belgium (d. 1943) [1]
24 Feb 1885
Stanisaw Ignacy Witkiewicz Polish writer painter and photographer born in Warsaw Congress Poland Russian Empire (d. 1939)
24 Feb 1891
May Singhi Breen American ukulele player and early radio performer (The Sweethearts of the Air with Peter DeRose) born in New York City (d. 1970)
24 Feb 1899
John Klenner American pianist composer and songwriter (Just Friends Heartaches) born in Germany (d. 1955)
24 Feb 1912
Jlius Kowalski Slovak composer born in Ostrava Austrian Silesia (d. 2003)
24 Feb 1915
Jim Ferrier Australian golfer (PGA Cship 1947) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1986)
24 Feb 1919
Henry Kitchener 3rd Earl Kitchener British peer and Viscount Broome (1928-37) born in England (d. 2011)
24 Feb 1921
Ludvk Akenazy Czech writer journalist and playwright (Vajko The Egg) born in esk Tn Czechoslovakia (d. 1986) [1]
24 Feb 1923
David Soyer American classical cellist (Guarneri Quartet 1964-2002) and educator (Curtis Institute Juilliard School) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2010) [1]
24 Feb 1924
Lionel Dakers British cathedral organist (Royal School of Church Music) born in Rochester Kent England (d. 2003)
24 Feb 1928
[Thomas] Georges Borchardt German-American literary agent known for arranging the publishing of Night in English born in Berlin Germany (d. 2026) [1]
24 Feb 1931
Dominic Chianese American actor singer and musician (The Sopranos The Godfather Part II) born in The Bronx New York City
24 Feb 1934
George H. Ryan American politician and governor of Illinois (1999-2003) who was involved in a corruption scandal born in Maquoketa Iowa (d. 2025) [1]
24 Feb 1942
Howard Safir American law enforcement official and the first Jewish New York City police commissioner (1996-2000) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2023)
24 Feb 1942
Paul Jones [Pond British blues-rock singer harmonica player (Manfred Mann 1962-65 - Do Wah Diddy Diddy Pretty Flamingo) and radio presenter (BBCs The Blues Show 1986-2018) born in Portsmouth England
24 Feb 1943
Mark Peploe British screenwriter (The Last Emperor The Passenger) born in Nairobi Kenya (d. 2025)
24 Feb 1943
Stephen Douglas Burton American composer silent film score restorer orchestrator and educator (George Mason 1973-2006) born in Whittier California
24 Feb 1943
Terry Semel American business executive (CEO of Yahoo 2001-07) born in Brooklyn New York City
24 Feb 1944
Ivica Raan first Prime Minister of Croatia to not be a member of the Croatian Democratic Union born in Ebersbach Germany (d. 2007)
24 Feb 1946
John Stapleton British television presenter (Watchdog The Time The Place) born in Oldham England (d. 2025)
24 Feb 1948
Dennis Waterman British stage and screen actor (Fair Exchange Minder The Sweeney) and singer born in Clapham London England (d. 2022)
24 Feb 1948
Luis Galvn Argentine soccer centre back (37 caps Talleres de Crdoba 267 games) born in Fernndez Argentina (d. 2025)
24 Feb 1948
Tim Staffell English rock guitarist (Smile) and model maker (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) born in London
24 Feb 1955
Bob Abrams American rock guitarist (The Buckinghams 1986-2010) born in Ohio
24 Feb 1958
Susan Scannell American actress (Dynasty Search for Tomorrow) born in Lexington Massachusetts